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Francis Newton Souza — Untitled (Study for Mystic Repast)
Francis Newton Souza

Untitled (Study for Mystic Repast)

1953

Francis Newton Souza's ink on paper study explores themes of spiritual communion through gestural abstraction and figural suggestion. The work demonstrates the Indian modernist's characteristic synthesis of expressionistic line work with references to religious and mythological subject matter. As a preparatory study, it reveals the artist's process of translating complex symbolic content into a dynamic composition of fluid, energetic marks.

Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions

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Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

March 26, 2026

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

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Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Study for Mystic Repast), 1953

Francis Newton Souza's ink on paper study explores themes of spiritual communion through gestural abstraction and figural suggestion. The work demonstrates the Indian modernist's characteristic synthesis of expressionistic line work with references to religious and mythological subject matter. As a preparatory study, it reveals the artist's process of translating complex symbolic content into a dynamic composition of fluid, energetic marks.

Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Year
1953
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dark Aesthetic, 20th Century, Modernist, Expressionism, Study, Religious Symbolism, Indian Artist, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Mystical

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